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Adventure Riding Clinic (ADV Moto Pros)

  • 22 May 2026
  • 07:30
  • 23 May 2026
  • 17:00
  • 49er Rally-Mariposa Fairgrounds

Registration

  • The Intro Course is targeted at riders with no past experience with riding off-road or those looking to significantly increase their comfort off-road. Everyone will benefit tremendously from the skills taught during this course. Class is from 8AM to 11:30 am
  • The Intermediate/Advanced Course is best for those that have some comfort riding off-road and understand the basics of counterbalancing, throttle, brake, and clutch control control. This training will refresh and hone those skills as well as develop them to the next level. Class is from 12:30PM to 4PM
  • The Intro Course is targeted at riders with no past experience with riding off-road or those looking to significantly increase their comfort off-road. Everyone will benefit tremendously from the skills taught during this course. Class is from 8AM to 11:30 am
  • The Intermediate/Advanced Course is best for those that have some comfort riding off-road and understand the basics of counterbalancing, throttle, brake, and clutch control control. This training will refresh and hone those skills as well as develop them to the next level. Class is from 12:30PM to 4PM
AdvMotoPros

Professional Adventure Motorcycle Training

About the Training

In this training, riders will learn basic skills and how to smoothly and confidently control their motorcycle off pavement. The course focuses on maximizing traction, proper clutch control, correct vision, relaxed body position, and moving around on the bike with confidence. We offer a beginner class in the morning and an intermediate/advanced course in the afternoon.

What to Bring

Riders must provide their own motorcycle with a legal license plate for operating on public roads. Knobby or aggressive tires are recommended but not required.

Full protective gear is required:

  • Full-face or modular helmet (open face is allowed but not recommended)
  • Full protective armor (knees, hips, elbows, shoulders)
  • Spine protector (recommended)
  • Sturdy boots with shin and ankle protection
  • Sturdy gloves with reinforced palms

Introductory Clinic

  • Safely lifting a dropped bike
  • Riding position and vision
  • Weight shifting on the footpegs
  • Using the clutch friction zone
  • Relaxed slow-speed balance and control
  • Rear wheel skidding
  • Front wheel threshold braking
  • Emergency stops
  • Slow-speed counterbalanced turns

Advanced Clinic

  • Steep hill climbs and descents
  • Skid steering
  • Throttle steering
  • Increased pace
  • Wheel lofting
  • Surmounting obstacles
  • Riding in gravel
  • Riding in sand and mud (discussion items if these obstacles are not available)

About AdvMotoPros

AdvMotoPros is dedicated to high-quality adventure-touring courses led by instructors with extensive experience. Most of our instructors have at least ten years of experience teaching basic, intermediate, and advanced adventure-touring skills on a variety of adventure motorcycles, including BMW, Harley-Davidson, KTM, Honda, Triumph, Royal Enfield, Yamaha, and many others.

Our goal is to give riders the skills and confidence to ride in a variety of conditions and terrain, and to help eliminate the fear and tension that can occur when taking large motorcycles off road. We focus on minimizing the potential for injury or damage to the motorcycle.

Rob Day - Founder and Lead Instructor

Rob Day

Founder & Lead Instructor

With years of hands-on experience training riders of all skill levels, Rob leads every clinic with a focus on safety, confidence, and building real-world off-road capability.


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